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systems in the body

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mucus   a sticky thick fluid which coats parts and traps dust in the respiratory system  
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cilia   tiny hairlike structures on cells and the lining of many parts of the respiratory system  
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trachea   a tube that carries air from the larynx to the lungs  
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lungs   a organ of the respiratory system that contains bronicles and air sacs  
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circulation   moving blood through the heart and blood vessels  
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bronchiole   a small tube in the lungs that carries to the air sacs  
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digestion   the process that changes food into a form that the body can use  
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vein   a blood vessel that carries blood toward the heart  
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artery   a blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart to the other parts of the body  
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capillary   the smallest kind of the blood vessels  
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air sacs   the thin walled sacs in the lungs where oxygen enters the blood and carbon dioxide leaves the blood  
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trachea   the tube that carries air from the larynx to the lungs  
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bladder   the sac that collects and stores urine formed by the kidneys  
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esophagus   the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach  
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large intestine   a wider tube connected to the small intestine that removes water from undigested food and stores this waste until it is removed from the body  
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small intestine   a narrow winding tube where food is changed chemically and broken down into small particles that can be absorbed into the blood  
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diaphragm   the muscle below your lungs that contracts to let air into the lungs and relaxes to push air out of them  
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what is the function of the circulatory system   moves materials around your body  
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stomach   opens to let things in you stomach it is a small tight muscle  
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villi   tiny figure shape structure that covers the wall of the small intestine  
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kidney   one of a pair of organs that removes waste from the blood  
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what are the parts of the circulatory system   arteries capillary veins  
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what are the types of blood vessels and there functions   arteries carry away blood from the heart capillary to move blood cells to your bodies cells veins transport blood to the heart  
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how do the circulatory system and resp. system system work together   oxygen to every cell and takes away carbon dioxide this is how it works with the resp. system  
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how does the resp. system work with the digestive system   transporting nutrients to every cell and taking away cell waste  
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heart   a hollow organ that pumps blood through the body  
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how many chamber does the human heart have   4  
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name each chamber   right and left atrium right and left ventricle  
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what is the job of the resp. system   to move oxygen and carbon dioxide between the outside air and your blood  
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what gasses are exchanged   02 C02  
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where is the air warmed and moistened in the body   sinuses  
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where does the exchange of gases take place   alveoli  
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where are the vocal cords   across the larynx  
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what surrounds the alveoli in the lungs   capillaries  
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what is the function of the digestive system   to change food into forms the body can use  
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villi   thin walls of small intestine that absorb food  
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what are the steps of digestion   teeth salivary glands epiglottis esophagus  
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what makes saliva   salivary glands  
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what is the function of the esophagus   to carry food down your stomach  
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what is the difference between the small intestine and large intestine   the size villi and no villi makes own food  
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